Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage
Conergy sale seals funding for solar-and-storage expansion
Tennenbaum Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs BDC have bought Conergy Asia & ME and its subsidiaries from Kawa Solar Holdings.
Comment, Policy, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Storage, Wind
Energy consumers hold the whip of disruption: ACES panel predicts the future for renewables
A panel of major utilities, technology giants and the national regulator addressed the challenges of energy transition at the Australian Clean Energy Summit 2017.
For Installers, Solar
Race to the bottom on solar PV installation rates could leave subbies out of pocket
The solar PV industry will suffer if the working relationship between solar retailers and subcontractor installers is weak, write Leandro Caruso and Gareth Clarke of Cranfield Projects, especially when it comes to rates.
Renewables, Solar, Storage
In blockchain we trust – Power Ledger trial heralds an energy-trading revolution
Perth-based start-up Power Ledger has put its hope on a peer-to-peer energy trading platform underpinned by blockchain.
For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage
‘Free’ electricity from $30 a month – battery-maker Sonnen gets serious about Australia
The German company wants to extend its European program where retailers are bypassed and customers relinquish control of their energy storage units in return for discounted, flat-rate power.
Efficiency, Renewables, Solar
Hydrogenation a hundredfold solar cell booster shot
State-of-the-art efficiency can be coaxed out of commercial silicon solar cells using a method pioneered in Australia, writes Professor Stuart Wenham of UNSW.
Australia, Projects, Renewables, Wind
Winding up at White Rock Wind Farm
The road to the RET is busy, with 35 renewable projects under construction around the country. Helen Roberts-Ferguson of Zinfra shares some insights of how hard the work can be.
Australia, Efficiency, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage
GreenSync marks its deX as a solution to electricity network constraints
A market which links distributed energy resources is due to be tested for its ability to offset investment in infrastructure, writes Jeremy Chunn.
Comment, Policy, Renewables
Accenture’s six tips for threatened energy incumbents
The clean energy revolution is a threat to the powerful networks, generators and retailers only if they fail to move fast and face the inevitable, says the global consultant firm.
Renewables, Solar